Brief Life History of Miranda
When Miranda Butler was born on 7 March 1853, in Amboy, Jackson Township, Miami, Indiana, United States, her father, Samuel Butler, was 46 and her mother, Hannah Barker, was 37. She married Horatio Perry Robertson in 1874, in Amboy, Jackson Township, Miami, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in Humboldt, California, United States in 1880 and San Joaquin, California, United States in 1900. She died on 3 March 1903, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Sheep Ranch, Calaveras, California, United States.
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- Marandia Robison in household of Moralia P Robison, "United States Census, 1880" California
- Copy of James H. Bennett, "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917"
- Marinda Robertson in household of H P Robertson, "United States Census, 1870" California
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1856 · The Town of Santa Claus
The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.
1857 · 7.9 Earthquake In Fort Tejon
The Fort Tejon earthquake, on January 9, 1857, registered at 7.9, making it one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded in the United States. Only two people were killed, largely due to the sparse population in the area where the earthquake occurred. As a result of the large scale shaking, the Kern River was turned upstream and fish were stranded miles from Tulare Lake as the waters were rocked so far from its banks.
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
Name Meaning
English: from a word that originally denoted a wine steward, usually the chief servant of a medieval household, from Norman French butuiller (Old French bouteillier, Latin buticularius, from buticula ‘bottle’). In the large households of royalty and the most powerful nobility, the title came to denote an officer of high rank and responsibility, only nominally concerned with the supply of wine, if at all. As well as being widespread in England, this is also the surname of an important Irish family, descended from Theobald FitzWalter, who was appointed Chief Butler of Ireland by King Henry II in 1177. It is Gaelicized as de Buitléir.
English: occasionally perhaps an occupational name from Middle English boteler ‘maker of bottles (usually of leather)’, a derivative of Middle English botel, Old French bo(u)teille ‘bottle’ and synonymous with Botelmaker.
Americanized form of French Bouthillier (see Bouteiller ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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